JessicaH_TX said:Distribution matters less than total but it is not nothing.
DEXA scan update relevant to protein intake:
Scanned at months 0, 6, and 12. Here are the body comp numbers:
| Baseline | Month 6 | Month 12 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total mass | 255 lbs | 235 lbs | 202 lbs |
| Fat mass | 105 lbs | 75 lbs | 52 lbs |
| Lean mass | 158 lbs | 154 lbs | 149 lbs |
| Body fat % | 40% | 34% | 21% |
Lean mass preserved — actually GAINED 1-2 lbs thanks to progressive overload + 1.5g/kg protein. The protein intake discussion needs to include body comp data, not just scale weight.
Following on from traveltech_sara — and this may be the naive question:
How people are hitting a protein target on a genuinely suppressed appetite, because volume is the binding constraint rather than willingness?
NicoleRaleigh said:DEXA scan update relevant to protein intake: Scanned at months 0, 6, and 12.
Coming at NicoleRaleigh’s question from a different direction. The useful move here is to separate what is established from what is widely repeated. Those two sets overlap less than the confident tone of most write-ups suggests, and the second set is where nearly all the disagreement on this board comes from.
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Front-loading was the answer. Same total intake, same drug, but two thirds of the protein before midday and I am hitting the target most days now.
SarahChen_PharmD said:The useful move here is to separate what is established from what is widely repeated.
Agreed on the target, with the caveat that reference weight and current weight are different numbers. Using current weight at the start of a large loss produces a target that is both unachievable and unnecessary.
That is the short version; the long version is somebody else's post.